Beginning Spanish ¡Empecemos por aquí!

Reflection and review  • 263 ❏ I can usually correctly determine whether the verb saber or the verb conocer is the best way to express knowledge in a given context. ❏ I can understand what a speaker or writer means to express when they use these verbs. Lengua 3.3: Direct object pronouns ❏ I understand what direct object pronouns are. ❏ I understand why direct object pronouns do not necessarily correspond with the conjugation of the verb. ❏ When given a context in writing, I can select an appropriate direct object pronoun, taking into account gender and number. ❏ I can usually correctly place a direct object pronoun in a sentence. ❏ I can sometimes use direct object pronouns in my own writing in order to avoid unnecessary repetition, though it may take me some extra time to structure the sentence. ❏ When reading, I can often notice direct object pronouns and identify who or what they are referring to. Lengua 3.4:Verbs with irregular yo forms ❏ When reading and listening, I can recognize several common verbs with irregular yo forms, such as hacer , conocer , poner , and salir . ❏ I can consistently correctly conjugate these verbs in the present tense, though it may take me longer with some subjects. ❏ I often conjugate these verbs correctly in the yo form when speaking or writing. Lengua 3.5: Regular preterite tense conjugation ❏ I can explain what preterite tense is. ❏ If I know a verb is regular, I can conjugate it in the preterite tense, though it may take me longer for some subjects. This is true for -ar verbs, -er verbs, and -ir verbs. ❏ If I read or hear a conjugated verb in the preterite tense, I can figure out who the subject is (i.e., who is doing the verbal action). ❏ I know which forms in regular preterite conjugation have accent marks and where those accent marks belong. Lengua 3.6: Irregular preterite 1 ❏ I can quickly recognize the preterite tense of ser and ir when reading or listening. ❏ I can often correctly use the preterite tense of ser and ir in the yo and tú forms in my speech and writing. ❏ When reading or listening, I can recognize and understand the preterite tense of some other common irregular verbs, including decir , hacer , and tener . ❏ I know that irregular verbs in the preterite do not have accent marks.